Govt approves PM Kisaan Samman Nidhi. Direct Benefit Support of Rs 6,000 crore to farmers with landholdings below 2 hectares to be transferred directly into bank account of beneficiary farmers in three installments of Rs 2,000 each funded by Govt of India.

As a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, world’s largest behavioural change movement Swachh Bharat initiated; more than 98% rural sanitation coverage has been achieved; more than 5.45 lakh villages declared ODF: Piyush Goyal.

#Budget2019 | Monthly pension of Rs 3,000 for workers in unorganised sector. Megan Pension scheme for the unorganised sector will see equal contribution from the government. Pension of Rs 3,000 to be paid out after retirement age: @PiyushGoyalpic.twitter.com/bKhQ3zRgH3

Indian Railways has experienced the safest year in its history. All unmanned level crossings on broad guage network have been completely eliminated, says Goyal.

Indian Railways budget outlay Rs1,48,658 crore.

India is the fastest highway developer in the whole world, 27 kms of highways built each day, projects stuck for decades completed; Sagar Mala will help faster handling of import and export cars: Finance Minister.

Our government hopes to create 1 lakh digital villages in the next 5 years. Jan Dhan, Aadhaar mobile, and direct benefit transfer have been game changers: Goyal.

Aadhaar is now near-universally implemented and helped ensure poor get the benefit of govt schemes directly in their bank accounts, Goyal says.

Cost of data and voice calls in India is possibly the lowest in the world: Goyal.

Tax collections have increased significantly. The number of returns filed have also risen: Finance Minister.

Unmanned system to be created for scrutiny of income tax returns: Goyal.

Reducing tax for the middle class has been a priority, he says.

Most items of daily use are now in the 0-5% slab making GST beneficial for the middle class: Goyal.

Our govt wants GST burden on homebuyers to reduce. So we have requested the GST Council to set up a group of ministers who will now work out how to reduce the burden on homebuyers: Goyal.

We are poised to become $5 trillion economy in the next 5 years, says Goyal.

Aspire to become $10 Tn economy in next 8 years thereafter: Goyal.

Placing an Indian astronaut in space by 2022 is also a part of Vision 2030, says Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.

See India as a modern, technology-driven, high growth and transparent society as part of Vision 2030:

Finance Minister thanks taxpayers for their contribution toward the well being of the society and providing basic amenities to the poor. “The tax you pay will provide healthcare to 50 crore brothers, sisters and children,” Goyal says.

Some benefits must therefore also be passed on the middle class tax payers. Keeping this in view I propose to reduce the tax burden on tax payers. The salary earners, pensioners and senior citizens should not wait to get clarity on their taxes: Goyal.

Individual tax payers with taxable annual income up to Rs 5 lakh will get full tax rebate.

Government announces tax exemption for income up to Rs 5 lakh per year: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in Parliament.